Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āþm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.

Noun

*āþm m

breath, breathing

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*āþm
Genitive	*āþmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*āþm	āþmō, āþmōs
Accusative	*āþm	*āþmā
Genitive	*āþmas	*āþmō
Dative	*āþmē	*āþmum
Instrumental	*āþmu	*āþmum

Derived terms

*brāþm

Descendants

Old English: ǣþm, ǣðm, eðm
- Middle English: ethem
Old Saxon: āthom
Old Dutch: *āthom
- Middle Dutch: âdem
  - Dutch: adem
Old High German: ātum, ātam, ātem, ātim, ādum, ādom, ādem, hātam
- Middle High German: ātem, ādem, āten
  - Cimbrian: aatom
  - German: Atem, Odem (influenced by Low German)
  - Hunsrik: Ochtem
  - Yiddish: אָטעם‎ (otem)